Where does “paukata” come from?

paukata (Veps) comes from Finnish paukkua, from Proto-Finnic paukkudak — to bang (sudden loud noises).

paukata (Veps): to recruit; to hire; to subscribe to

Definitions

  1. to recruit; to hire; to subscribe to

Ancestry of “paukata”, step by step

paukata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paukkua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaukkuato bang; to thunder
2Proto-Finnicpaukkudakto bang (sudden loud noises)

via Ingrian paukkaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpaukkaato bang

Words derived from “paukata”

Every word from Proto-Finnic paukkudak →Every word from Finnish paukkua →
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